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Governor Tony Evers is urging President Donald Trump to reconsider his visit to Kenosha on Tuesday. The President plans to meet with law enforcement and survey the damage from the recent civil unrest following the police shooting of Jacob Blake. Evers sent a letter to Trump that reads in part, ” I am concerned your presence will only hinder our healing. I am concerned your presence will only delay our work to overcome division and move forward together.” Police say

Wisconsin has 537 new confirmed coronavirus cases, with three more deaths. That’s according to the latest information from health officials. This brings the state total of confirmed cases to just over 75-thousand, with a nearly 90 percent recovery rate. When it comes to the county breakdown, Milwaukee accounts for just over 17-thousand of the cases in the state, with 275 deaths.

Officials with the Eau Claire School District have announced they’re postponing the start of all virtual learning one week — until September eighth.  They say this will give teachers and staff more time to prepare for classes in an unprecedented school year.  The number of students enrolled in the all-virtual learning model has slightly increased.  This includes the 100 percent virtual learning model, virtual core classes and the virtual portion of in-person classes.

A rally in support of Jacob Blake and racial justice drew several hundred people to downtown Eau Claire this weekend.  Groups that organized the rally included the Eau Claire Justice League, the Uniting Bridges, Eau Claire Rise Up and United We Assemble.  The activists at the rally on Saturday marched from Randall Park to the Eau Claire County Government Center.  There was also a smaller group of counter-protesters also attended the rally and expressed concern over efforts to challenge the

Officials with the Children’s Museum of Eau Claire have put up the museum for sale.  The officials signed a listing agreement with Commonweal Development to put up the facility on South Barstow for one-point-four million dollars.  The agreement follows the signing of a development agreement with the city for the Liner Site on the north end of downtown, where the museum would be relocated in two years.  The Children’s Museum has been closed since the end of July for financial

The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire has been ranked as the second highest-ranked public regional university in Wisconsin and Minnesota.  The Eu Claire campus is listed 175th among more than 730 public and private universities in Money Magazine’s annual ranking of best colleges for the money.  The rankings are based on the quality of education, affordability and outcomes.

President Trump has plans to visit Kenosha.  On Tuesday, the President will be in the city to meet with law enforcement officials and survey the destruction caused by rioters this past week.  The street rioting was spawned after Kenosha police shot Jacob Blake in the back several times last Sunday.  The White House has yet to confirm whether the President will also be meeting with Blake’s family during his visit.

Hello and welcome to your weekend. On this, the last Saturday in August we will look back at what the day has brought in pages of history before this one. So, grab your sippin’ drink and we can start your day with a look back at this day. Let’s take a “scroll” down memory lane. Today is Saturday, August 29th, the 242nd day of the year.  There are 125 days until the end of the year. On this day: In

 An attorney for the accused Kenosha shooter issues a statement.  The law firm of Pierce Bainbridge issued a lengthy statement on 17 year old Kyle Rittenhouse’s behalf yesterday.  Attorney John Pierce says Rittenhouse was threatened by an angry mob the night of August 25th.  He says his client did nothing wrong and acted in self defense when he fired his weapon. Two died and a third was injured in the shooting.

Marchers reach the state capitol to protest violence against Black people.  Hundreds of marchers left the University of Wisconsin Madison campus yesterday, making their way to the capitol.  Nzinga Acosta, a demonstrator who spoke during the protest said the idea with yesterday’s event was to show respect and remember the 57th anniversary of the March on Washington, D.C. which featured civil rights leader Doctor Martin Luther King Junior.